194 - The Italian Wars 11 - Medici pope to Medici pope - Battle of Pavia and Cognac

194 - The Italian Wars 11 - Medici pope to Medici pope - Battle of Pavia and Cognac

After three episodes exploring the life of Leonardo da Vinci, we return to the turbulent stage of the Italian Wars. In this episode, we pick up in the early 1520s, a period shaped by papal politics, dynastic rivalries, and the shifting fortunes of France and Spain.

Highlights include:

  • The succession of popes after Leo X: Hadrian VI and Clement VII, and their struggles with reform, neutrality, and survival.
  • The tug-of-war between France and Spain over Milan and Naples, with Spain ultimately gaining the upper hand.
  • The dramatic Battle of Pavia (1525) — where Francis I of France was captured, changing the balance of power in Italy.
  • Local legend and culinary history: the devil’s bridge of Pavia and the birth of zuppa alla pavese.
  • The curious origin of the word lapalisiano (and its English cousin lapalissade), born from the death of French commander Jacques de La Palice.
  • The rise of the League of Cognac (1526), a desperate coalition including France, the Papacy, Florence, and Venice against Charles V’s growing dominance.

Along the way, we balance high politics with folklore, language quirks, and even a recipe or two — showing how wars, words, and food can be unexpectedly intertwined.


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120 – Braccio da Montone, early life of a condottiero (1368 – 1406)

120 – Braccio da Montone, early life of a condottiero (1368 – 1406)

Fortebraccio, known as Braccio da Montone

5 Loka 202122min

119 – Joanna II of Naples and some schism fixing

119 – Joanna II of Naples and some schism fixing

We see the rather naughty and turbulent reign of Joanna II of Naples. Did she really deserve the nickname "the insatiable" or even "the mad"? Or was it just bad press?

21 Syys 202119min

118 Sicily goes Spanish and Naples gets big ideas (1372 – 1414)

118 Sicily goes Spanish and Naples gets big ideas (1372 – 1414)

We see how Sicily loses its independence to the Spanish and then cross over to the mainland to see how king Ladislaus of Naples gets some big ideas on expanding his kingdom.

17 Elo 202121min

The bagpipes of resistance – Crossover ep. with "The History of England"

The bagpipes of resistance – Crossover ep. with "The History of England"

In this very special crossover episode, we got the chance to host an episode on the podcast of one of our all-time heroes, David Crowther of "The History of England". In this episode we talk about operation "tombola", the allied and partisan attack on a strategic Nazi position in a small town in Northern Italy.

3 Elo 202130min

117 – Eleonora of Arborea and the fall of Sardinia (1326 – 1410)

117 – Eleonora of Arborea and the fall of Sardinia (1326 – 1410)

The life and times of the great "Giudchessa" and the fall of Sardinia to the Spanish.

21 Heinä 202120min

NewsCappuccino: Roman helmets and insulting Austria – The Italian national anthem

NewsCappuccino: Roman helmets and insulting Austria – The Italian national anthem

onour of Italy's splendid performance in the EURO cup, a taste on what you can hear on Patreon about the content of the Italian national anthem: the battle of Legnano, Scipio Africanus, the Sicilian Vespers and making fun go Austria.

17 Kesä 202115min

F100: 02 Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini, early years

F100: 02 Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini, early years

n the second episode of Fascism 100, the series on the 100th anniversary of the foundation of the Fascist party, we look at the life of Benito Andrea Amilcare Mussolini from his birth on 29th July 1883 to 1921 when the first Fascist delegates were elected to the Italian parliament.

15 Kesä 202133min

116 – Venice in mortal peril (1356 – 1400)

116 – Venice in mortal peril (1356 – 1400)

After an attempt at legalising prostitution, the Dolphin doge cannot quite fight off a Hungarian threat, then things with Genoa get so heated over the possession of Eastern Mediterranean islands that Venice stares destruction in the face with enemies at the gates and even in the lagoon.

9 Kesä 202124min

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